Hi, it me NCR here again. Today I am taking part in a blog tour for "Truth4TCKs 2021 Conference". Truth4TCKs Conference is an online conference for Christian third culture kids! But first, who are third culture kids or TCKs? A TCK is a person who has lived within two or more cultures during their developmental years. They’ve moved multiple times, and interacting with different cultures is a normal part of their lives. Do you relate to this? If so, you may be interested in Truth4TCKs! Truth4TCKs 2021 Truth4TCKs 2021 is an online conference for teenage and young adult Christian TCKs, whether they be Missionary Kids, Military Kids, Expat Kids, Business Kids, Diplomat Kids, etc. The conference mission strives to bring biblical truth and encouragement regarding the cross-cultural and highly mobile life to TCKs – especially those that may not have easy access to uplifting care. You may be wondering, “What makes this event special?” Truth4TCKs is for followers of Jesus Christ that are also TCKs. The conference’s administrative team is made up of teenagers and young adults serving teenagers and young adults. It is not an organization; rather, an organic movement. Theme of Truth4TCKs 2021 TCKs don’t have a sense of belonging to any country. Wherever they go, they feel that they don’t completely fit into the community nor does the place truly feel like home. Sounds familiar? Tackling those issues, the theme for this year’s conference is finding what it means to be a global citizen of Heaven. As Christian TCKs, they are given an unchanging identity in Christ and a home in Heaven. Once they are grounded in Jesus, they can live their lives as global citizens while using their TCK gifts to the glory of God and the good of others. You can find out more on what it means to be a global citizen of Heaven by attending Truth4TCKs 2021. Dates for Truth4TCKs 2021 The conference takes place on May 22nd and 23rd. Speakers in Truth4TCKs 2021 The amazing speakers have hearts for God and to serve TCKs like you. They come from diverse backgrounds such as diplomatic, military, business, ministry and more. The speakers are Breanne Eckman, C.B., Melinda Clark, William Moore, Megan C. Norton, Chris O’Shaughnessy, and Kate Forbes (MSP). Costs of Truth4TCKs 2021 Cheap and conveniently accessible from any country online, Truth4TCKs 2021 costs only $10 per person. Registration for Truth4TCKs 2021 Interested? Register for the online conference here (truth4tcks.org/register/). Well that is it for today. Thanks for stoping by The SunShining Blog. Come back again soon!
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(For android) Hi, it me NCR here again. As many of you know I developed my own Bible app. SunBible. For SunBible I wanted to create either a printable Bible reading progress chart or create a Bible reading tracker app page or stand alone app. When is came to creating printable Bible reading progress charts I found that there wan not a whole lot out there. And it was an easy enough task. So I created a few (You can find a link to them at the bottom of this post. But when it came to creating an interactive Bible reading tracker application that was a different matter. Not only was the task a lot harder. I decided to search the google play store, and I found a few amazing applications. My recent motto has been if I can't do it better than there is probably no need for me to do it. You may see a Bible reading tracker application by me someday. But today I just wanted to share with you some that I found. These are all so good so I won't write much about them. And they also are very easy to use. There is one I didn't like as much so I wrote a little something about it. ## 1. [My Bible Tracker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.biblereadingprogresstracker.BibleTracker) ## 2. [Bible Read - Progress Tracking App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolinweb.BibleRead) ## 3. [Bible Reading Checklist](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtwebb.biblereading) ## 4. [Bible Reading Chart](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alacransoftware.biblechart) ## 5. [Bible Reading Assistant](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dailybiblereading.ministry) ## 6. [365 Bible Reading Checklist](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recordot.bible) ## 7. [Tracks – Bible Companion](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.livingletter.tracks) I think this last one works with Google calendar. I didn't use it much. A little more complicated to use. ## 8. The first seven are enough. But if you search you may be able to find other applications. My printable pages: [SunBible Printable: Bible Reading Progress](https://www.scribd.com/doc/494543402) And if you are looking for... A simply beautiful place to read, study, and memorize the Bible Check out SunBible: https://the-sunshining.github.io/SunBible/index.html Download at: https://sunbible-dev.github.io/download/ If you are an app user you may have noticed that I have discontinued updating the SunBible app over the summer. I will update a few more times this year. Maybe once this summer.
Something using a green screen has made me think about is... What am I hiding? That is what I want you to think about today. Are you hiding? Or What are you hiding? And What or who are you hiding from? Where are you hiding? 🙈 Does God want us to hide from Him? :: Do you want to hide from God?Do people want to hid from God? Do you want to hid from God? Before we get to this we should first look at... Why do people hide for? I think the biggest reason is because of fear. We hide from something or someone because we fear that something or someone. We also hide ourselves because we are afraid of being know. Being vulnerable is or can be scary. --- Why would you want to hide from God? The Bible does say that we are to fear God. Here is a verse from the Old Testament: "And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day." - Deuteronomy 6:24 So yes we are to fear God. But the fear we have for God is a different kind of fear. Our fear for God should not make us want to run and hide from Him. He loves each and every one of us very much. He desires to have a relationship with us. Yes God can be scary. But should have a love for him that drives out all fear. Here is a verse from the New Testament: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:18-19 I love verse 19 we love Him because he first loved us. So to answer the question. No. We should not hide from God. Why? Because we don't want to. The funny thing is we usually don't know what we want until we get to experience it. Whenever Angles appeared in the Bible one of the first things one of the first things they had to say was fear not. Starting a relationship with God can be scary if you have never had a relationship with Him before. --- Here are some things God is saying to you... "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30 (I am pretty sure you have heard this verse before.) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." - Revelation 3:20 God loves you and he desires to have a relationship with you. If all this is new to you I would love to connect with you in the comments. 🙈 Should we hide from other people? :: (Some Characteristics of Christian Relationships)(Should we hide from other people? :: Totally a question an introvert would ask) If having a relationship with God is scary and hard, having a relationship with people that you have to interact with on a regular basis is even more difficult and scary. But just because it is hard and scary does that mean that we should run from it and hide from it. Yes the the name of the Lord is a strong tower. "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." - Proverbs 18:10 But because we have a relationship with God we don't have to fear what man can do to us. "In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?" - Psalm 11:1 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." - Matthew 10:28 As Christians our relationship with others has a several aspects: 1. We are called share the good news with all people. 2. We are called to love each other. 3. We are called to care for each other 🙈 Is there anything we should hid from or run from?Hi it's me NCR here again continuing my hiding series. There is just one last question that I want to answer... Is there anything we should hid from or run from? The answer to that is... Yes. Sin. Here is an example of that from the Bible... "And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out." - Genesis 39:12 If you are not framiliar with that story you can read it in context in Genesis 39, and if you don't have a Bible check out SunBible. Here are some more verse in the Bible about hiding from sin: "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart." - 2 Timothy 2:22 And finally I just want to close by saying you should hide God's word in your heart. ### Verses about hiding: 🙈
"Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord." - Jeremiah 23:23-24 "Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah." - Psalm 32:7 |
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